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N.M. Stat. § 65-3-5 (2026)

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A. Any person who violates the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or thirty days in jail, or both.

B. The director may, by regulation, authorize a penalty assessment program to impose penalties under the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act.

History: 1978 Comp., § 65-3-4, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 6 repealed former 65-3-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 171, § 1, relating to prohibition of stoves for heating private buses or trucks, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1989. For current provisions governing heating equipment, see 65-3-9 NMSA 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1975–1975 · leading case: Grace v. Oil Conservation Comm'n of New Mexico, 531 P.2d 939 (N.M. 1975).
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Grace v. Oil Conservation Comm'n of New Mexico, 531 P.2d 939 (N.M. 1975). “See § 65-3-5, N.M.S.A.1953. No question is raised concerning lack of jurisdiction over the parties.”
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